Ensure your cushions, curtains, bedding, and other fabric-based soft furnishings meet fire safety requirements for your target markets. Our experts can support you with accurate testing and guidance to help you demonstrate compliance.
Soft furnishings—such as curtains, cushions, bedding, throws and other fabric-based decorative or functional household items—pose unique fire safety challenges due to their diverse materials and uses. Ensuring these products meet rigorous flammability standards is essential to protect consumers and maintain regulatory compliance in different markets. Flammability requirements for soft furnishings differ from those for apparel and other textiles, and specific regulations may also apply to upholstery, rugs, and carpets in your target countries.
Whether you are a manufacturer, supplier, importer, or retailer, proper testing and robust compliance management help you reduce the risk of costly recalls, legal issues, and damage to brand reputation.
Our experienced team guides you through the complex landscape of regulations, helping you identify the relevant standards for your soft furnishing products. We develop tailored testing strategies and provide comprehensive support on documentation and compliance aspects. Leverage our expertise to confidently demonstrate compliance or open doors to new markets worldwide.
Soft Furnishings Flammability Testing Services Aligned with Key Standards
Our flammability testing services for home textiles and other soft furnishings cover several standards required by key global markets. Our expert laboratories are fully equipped to perform a wide range of tests—from cigarette and match ignition resistance to surface and edge ignition assessments—verifying that your products meet the necessary compliance criteria.
The flammability testing standards we cover include, but are not limited to, the following:
- 16 CFR 1630 and 1631 Surface flammability of carpets and rugs
- BS EN ISO 12952 parts 1 and 2 Textiles — Assessment of the ignitability of bedding items (cigarette or match)
- BS 5867 part 2:2008 Flammability test for fabrics for curtains and drapes (Type A, B & C)
- BS EN ISO 6941:2003 Flammability testing of vertically oriented textiles such as curtains and drapes
- BS EN ISO 6940:2004 Flammability testing of horizontally oriented textile such as cushions, bedding, and similar soft furnishings
- BS EN 1102:2016 Ignitability testing of fabrics
- IMO FTP Code 2010 Part 7 Vertically supported textiles and films used in marine environment
- IMO FTP Code 2010 Part 9 Ignitability of Bedding Components used in marine environment
- BS 7175:1989 Section 2 & 3 Flammability testing for bedding items & non-domestic use (uses ignition sources 0 to 7)
